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i to think the next election, though, the next election cycle will create a dynamic we've never seen. you won't have a one-sided argument. you're going to have funded television ads. we're going to have funded campaigns against candidates. that will change the dynamic as much as the tragedy and the intensity of the moment. >> you think it will hurt the republicans badly in the midterm elections? >> it's hard to say. i think there is going to be some impact. i think what we're going to see now is a changing political dynamic in an electoral sense. that might have as much impact as anything -- any kind of emotion or stirring of the heart that came from the tragedy itself. >> yeah. you know, by the way, we were talking about the nra and being lobbied. it reminds me, this would be a really good time to clean something up again. i served with chris cox. one of the nra lobbyists is chris cox. you said some pretty tough things about my friend, chris cox. who gave you a call. i'm so sorry, chris. chris, very conservative. >> i hate it when that happens. >> chris is in california. he said to m
i to think the next election, though, the next election cycle will create a dynamic we've never seen. you won't have a one-sided argument. you're going to have funded television ads. we're going to have funded campaigns against candidates. that will change the dynamic as much as the tragedy and the intensity of the moment. >> you think it will hurt the republicans badly in the midterm elections? >> it's hard to say. i think there is going to be some impact. i think what we're going...
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night when somebody gets elected and pat toomey got elected senator i was cheering for him the first time he ran and he almost beat arlen specter. when he got elected, i said, boy, we node a guy like that in pennsylvania. he is doing a great job. >> at some point i want to find out the $500,000 of consultants that the ffa use and do they work on lost luggage and long lines? we have got to get to that. >> pat, barnicle wants to know because he want to start a consulting firm. >> probably pretty lucrative. >> i bet it is. senator pat toomey, thank you very much and thank you for being here. tina brown, what is coming up today on "the daily beast"? >> collier was somebody in boston who might not have died if the fbi had actually identified the picture. they should have done it. they should have identified that they had interviewed that point when they saw the picture. he is somebody who could have been saved by that and they ask the question he why didn't they? >> thank you, tina. look for that ahead. >>> ahead, how one of america's greatest beer makers are helping the victims of the bo
night when somebody gets elected and pat toomey got elected senator i was cheering for him the first time he ran and he almost beat arlen specter. when he got elected, i said, boy, we node a guy like that in pennsylvania. he is doing a great job. >> at some point i want to find out the $500,000 of consultants that the ffa use and do they work on lost luggage and long lines? we have got to get to that. >> pat, barnicle wants to know because he want to start a consulting firm....
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cornyn has a re-election in 2014. he is not likely to face a very strong challenge in the general election from the democrats. >> when you hear the demographics in texas and changing, that it is going to become more democrats? >> i think the demographic clearly favor democrats, the youth and urbanization of the state. it is 8% urban now. the problem for dems is they have to get some candidates. looking at 2014, luckily they have demographics on their side -- >> are you a texas native? >> i'm from san antonio. >> all right! i love -- absolutely love texas. >> it's cool. >> it takes a little long to get across west texas. i made that drive on 10 a few times. but what a great -- >> it is a good drive though. fun one. the book is "big hot cheap and right. what americans can learn from the strange genius of texas." erica grieder, thank you. >> it is just out today. pick it up at amazon.com or your favorite book store in texas. >>> up next -- today's business headlines. cnbc's brian schactman. \ s 9 she's always been able t
cornyn has a re-election in 2014. he is not likely to face a very strong challenge in the general election from the democrats. >> when you hear the demographics in texas and changing, that it is going to become more democrats? >> i think the demographic clearly favor democrats, the youth and urbanization of the state. it is 8% urban now. the problem for dems is they have to get some candidates. looking at 2014, luckily they have demographics on their side -- >> are you a texas...
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these are folks who will absolutely vote for this issue in an election. one republican senator said to me i know this is a 90% issue in the public but will those 90% definitely vote on this issue? this person said we will see. we don't know that for sure. i i think it's striking that the nra's public position on all of this was to say, look. if we can do something to prevent the next newtown, we ought to at least try. that's what wayne lapierre said after the newtown tragedy. and his idea was for school safety, for armed guards. indeed, a lot of state legislators have taken that up but when it came to extending what the nra was for in the past background checks, they said, no, no. this gets us down a slippery slope and we are able to have the same impact that they have always had. >> reverend al sharpton, how do i say this as we look at these names and faces? is washington really filled with so many cowards? so many selfish, short-sided politicians who really don't care about leading and only care about winning? how is that? >> i think that is probably ab
these are folks who will absolutely vote for this issue in an election. one republican senator said to me i know this is a 90% issue in the public but will those 90% definitely vote on this issue? this person said we will see. we don't know that for sure. i i think it's striking that the nra's public position on all of this was to say, look. if we can do something to prevent the next newtown, we ought to at least try. that's what wayne lapierre said after the newtown tragedy. and his idea was...
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but we have a politics of fearfulness of our elected leaders who will not stand up. this isn't the only interest group that holds such power but the only interest group that has such power over life and death. >> if you could put the names and the faces of the democrats and the republicans in question up. seriously. are they afraid at this point? what are they afraid of? wizard of oz? >> harold, you ran statewide in tennessee. would you have a problem running in tennessee saying you want to keep guns out of the hands of terrorists? since al qaeda on the fbi most wanted list are out there saying, go buy guns in america and kill american citizens are act of terror. what are you waiting for, he says, because they don't have a good background check system. >> that might be one of my response if i had one of those ads running against me. i think steve has captured what the members of congress and senators are thinking who have expressed a lack of support for the bill. joe, you recall my record when i ran for the senate in tennessee was resemble what was ran against me. to
but we have a politics of fearfulness of our elected leaders who will not stand up. this isn't the only interest group that holds such power but the only interest group that has such power over life and death. >> if you could put the names and the faces of the democrats and the republicans in question up. seriously. are they afraid at this point? what are they afraid of? wizard of oz? >> harold, you ran statewide in tennessee. would you have a problem running in tennessee saying you...